From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Jan. 10, 1914:

• “At the meeting this morning of the committee appointed to secure and fit up a room in the Social Service Hall for use as an Emergency Hospital great interest was shown in the undertaking. It has been evident for some time that there is a dire need of such a place where people can be taken and properly cared for in the case of accident, and a recent case in which it proved impossible to find a place to which a man suffering from a most serious injury could be taken made it apparent that it is imperative for the city to make some provision for the treatment of such cases. It is felt that the work of this committee appointed by the Social Service League will fill the need if it is accorded the hearty support of the Lawrence people, and that the Emergency Hospital room may pave the way to a more effective means of taking care of those who are in need of medical assistance.”
• “The Public Utilities Commission of Kansas was drawn into the Lawrence Water Works question today when City Attorney J. H. Mitchell called upon the commission in Topeka. The city attorney was sent to obtain the advice of the board and to secure an interpretation of certain parts of the statutes of the state. The council desires to know whether or not it is obliged to call an election. The matter of calling an election was put squarely up to the council yesterday afternoon when the Water Company offered to pay the expenses of an election if one is called to secure a vote of the proposition submitted by the company.”
• “The Journal-World does not believe the city council would be warranted in ordering an election to purchase the water plant at the figure proposed. It is a useless expense and there is no reason why the Water Company should pay for it. The thing to do is to agree upon a fair price and have the city itself submit the proposition. If the idea is to find just how many people would vote for the purchase at the figure given that is taking a wrong way of getting at it…. Further we have an idea that such an election, defeated as it would be, would give us a bad odor in the federal court where this would finally go. It is best to keep our hands clean and court records intact.”
• “Some time ago Jacob Badsky of this city sent twenty-five head of cattle to market in Kansas City. They were penned in the yards and son attracted the attention of cattle men. A photo of the bunch was taken and is to be published in a Kansas City stock paper. Later this photo is to be used in some extensive booster advertising to show what Kansas can raise. Mr. Badsky has a copy of the picture today and it indeed shows some prize cattle.”